Type-setting and line-casting machine.



v H. DEGENER'. TYPE SETTING AND LINE GASTING'MAGHINE.

-- APPLIGATIQN FILED MAR. 11, 1909.

Patented Jan 17,1911.

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H. DHGENER. TYPE SETTING AND'LINE GASTINGMAOHINB.

.APPLi0ATION mum MAR. 11, 1909.

Pa ztented Jan. 17, 1911.

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7.21. W/Y/MSSQS H. DEGENER. TYPE SETTING AND LINE CASTING MACHINE.

/ APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1909.

982, 1 '72, Patented Jan. 17,1911.

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Jm/mfw H. DEGENER. TYPE SETTING AND LINE CASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.11, 1909.

Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

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M/nesses H. DEGENER. TYPE SETTING AND LINE CASTING MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1909.

Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

Jm e/rfar H. DEGENER. TYPE SETTING AND LINE CASTING momma.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1909.

Patented Ja1L17,1911.

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- tween the magazines and '3 shows the suspension of the magazine a the "mechanism magazines, take place without a the same time,

line from the "unrrun sTArns PATENT OFFICE.

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F. BERLIN, GERMA Y.

TYBE-SE'IIING nun LINE-CASTING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HEINRICH "Dnennnn, of 26Hollmannstrasse, pire, manager, having invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Type-Setting and Line-Casting Machines, do hereby declare that the following" is an exact specification of the same.

This invention relates to a line setting and casting machine in which several sets ofmatrices arranged in separate magazines can be simultaneously used, in such a manner, nected to the keyboard, and both the changing of the magazines, inpassing from one kind of type to another when setting mixed matter, and the exchanging of the .single difiiculty. At there is provided a device for separating the. -matrices composed into a various magazines and bringing them back into the corresponding magazines, the connection of themagazines with the distributing device being such that whichever magazine be used, the matrices falling down from the distributing bar always get into the proper magazine'conduits.

The accompanying way of example, a well known struction of a machine.

drawings illustrate, by

general con- Figure 1 shows the connection'bet-ween the.

magazine and the key-board; Fig. 2 shows another construction of the connection bethe key-board, Fig.

the arrangement of the distributing bars;

Fig. 4 is-a partial plan of Fig.3 and shows the relative securing of the magazines; Fig.

"5 shows another construction of the magazine suspension in side elevation; Fig. 6

Fig. 7 shows the distributing mechanism; Fig. 8 shows the same in side elevation; Fig. 9 shows-the devicerices in the proper order; Fig. 10 is aside elevation of the same, Figs. 11 and 12 show *in, namely Fig..11 shows it in the closed rating. mechanism, namely, section through and Fig. '12 in the extended position, Figs.

each set. Figs the sorting box,

Berlin, German Emthe corresponding plan. the arm .for raising that only one magazine is each time COIlnot with the releasing device rotating spindle 63 for arranging the matbars 2' impossible, H there are arranged, as showni'n 'F1g.12,'"it-wo 9 and m u ed ni for separating :and driving Fig. 15is a cross- Fig--16 the.

Speciiication of Letters'Pa'tent. Patented ,1911. Application filed March 11,1909. Serial No. 482,845 1 plan of the same, Fig. 17 the matrices pushed onto the sorting bars, Figs-; 18 :and 19 show each a perspective view of the two kinds of matrices. Figs. construction of the matrix separating mech anism, inwhich, Fig. 20 is a cross=sjection through the sorting box, tion. of one half of the the m atrices on o the distributing device; Fig. 24 is a sideleleva- 20 22 show athird Fig. 21 side'-'eleva'- same, and-fFig-i 22 Fig. 23 represents 7 tion of the same, and Figs. 25 and 26'show another construction of the same device.

The keyboard is, genera ly speaking, constructed in the usual wayl .The depressing keys 1 (Figs. 1 and 2) operate immediately (Fig. 1) or by means of a continuously rotating spindle (Fig. 2) the releasingbars 2 which are brought back again to their normal position by gravity or by springs not shown in the drawing. The releasingfbars 2 are only connected tolthekey board but of themagazines, so that the latter areenabled to alter their position relatively to. the key-board as hereinafter described. t H

According to the construction shown in Fig. 2 the tie rod 63 is first moved'upward and Carries with it the bell'cr nk'lee yea until the free branch of the same can a a e The eccentric then falls .on the and is driven'by the" latthe releasing rod 2; iT-he eccentric 65.

ter and thus raises lever 66 engages v with the releasing lever 2 in order to mix the latter to be accurately adjusted. The manner in' which the magazines are mounted is hereinafter described, but to understand the difi'erenceiof the'eng'agement ofthejre to Figs. 1' and2, here it must be said-that in Fig. 1 ,the.1positon ofythe', magazines is almost vertical, while-infFig; '2 the ma sleasing bars 2 ,with'the magazines aecordmg" inthe construction according to Fig, 2a di-' rect release :of the releasing slides 3"by the and for that reason inore double levers with a recess of the'lever 66 carrying t e by means of a set screw 6'2,

ble"

zines are in an oblique position. "Therefore ment of the levers 70 with the slides 3, the

" bracket 68" is rotatably mounted about the pin 71 of thebearing 72 and is held in its position by the two set screws 7 3, 74. For

abontthe pin 71.

laces I where respondsv to' .the strength of the magazi .ne

sets of matrices I useytwo magazine's lying over each/other, as shownin Figs. 1 j to 4." 26" ,The, manner, of securing the magazines to Itheffi'a eisfshown in Figs. 3 and 4. "zzThe rear magazine 5 oscillates about the bolt '6- jixr the bracket 7 which forms a portion of .fthc machine: frame..--,. The frame of-gthe magazine 5.,isj formed at the sides into d-shaped blades 8 into which the front j magazine. 10, is suspended "by means of Themagazines are pivoted together about? .t-hc'b'olt? 6, andare moved in one direction by ameanjs" of the lever .11 (Fig. i): which is-also nonntedin the bracket 7 1' If the lever 111-is turned in the position shown in vjiig; 1 by dotted-lines it allows the magazines to, assume the dotted line'position as l. According as the magazines are theirffront position shown in Fig. 1 in f ullz'linegor in the. rear position as shown 7 by dotted lines, the rear magazine engages I is assisted by the spring 14/. v If therefore withjthe ijoller 12 or with the projection 13 'df the' lever 11, while the return movement it is desired to ass from the use oi? one magazine to;anot er, it is merely necessary to move the-lever 11. The pivot point about "which'tlietwomagazines oscillate is so high and placed into'such position. that the positio'nofthe upperend of the magazine channels-relatively to the matrix entrances-l4- and 15 through which the matrices fall into the magazine conduits,-is change dby the o s-' 'eillation' only to such'a small extent that in [both positions, 'for both magazines, the matcan slide down. in a reliable manner,

I without-it being necessary 'tbjadjust' the ma- .55" i I v (If themagazine is in a very oblique poentrances l4 and 15 themselves.

sition', the spaceproducedbetween the ma- ,trixheritrances'and the magazine conduit, could possibly in certaincircumstances become such that it would lead to disturbances This disadvantage can howeverbe obviated by connecting the matrix entrances to the magazine, so as th one'whole, and so that it oscillates or swings together with the said magazine, as shewn The two magazines Sand p All heescapements 4 belonging to amagazine;are" mounted together with the respec- 'tive :p ins; projecting through the magazine reanswdl for-holding'the hnatrices, in a common .i'coihh' '7 8 wh-ichs'is provided at, the

I the pins'pass through, with edges 79,. Thestrength of these ledges correar wall 802,

has the same direction as the Fig. 5).

the same relatively to the distributing bar is'only very small and may be-neglected.

swing about the pins 55. i The matrix entrances 14 and .15 have the shape of an arc, of a circle, in such manner thatthe upper portion of the same is approximately in the vertical position, whilethe bottom portion The matrix entrances are connected to the magazines by means of connecting pieces 56, 57 and 58 arranged above or below the magazines in such manner that v in case 'ofa rotation of the magazines about '..-:For; the fiurposeof using two ,diflerent the point 55, the said matrix entrances are forced to participate int-he rotation. The

upper portionof the connecting pieces 5.6

and 58 is formed into a cross partition 59 or 60 extending throughout the whole length of the magazine, so that the matricesgfalling into the matrix entrances are supported by the same and guided in a reliable manner. v

7 Owing to the method of suspending the. magazines, it is also possible to use more- ,3 than two magazines of matrices without it being necessary toalter the distributin bar or the releasing mechanisiiigtand this will be more particularly necessary when the ordiin said Fig. 5

magazine; (see nary type contained, in. one magazine is to be alternately marked with two distinctive signs. Asshown in 6, on one of the magazines, forinstance on the rear magazine, can be'inounted another magazine .75

which will swing together .with the two other -magazines, so that, accordingto the posit on of the swinging'magazine's, one of the three matrix releasing devices on the magazines is] connected to the keyboardi The distributing apparatuscan remain exactly the same as if two magazines exist,

.onlyin this case the matrixentr'ance 76 of that magazine to which the third magazine is connected must also be capable of swinging. In the positionshown in full lines in the drawing, the matrices coming down from the distributing bar fall into the magazine 5. By rotating the hopper 76 about the pivot 'point 77, it can, however, be brought vinto the'chain dotted position, in which case the matrices-must slide down in ditional magazine 75.,

to the ad- After the matrices havebeen cast into a line in well known manner, they ar e also raised in well known manner on to the fdis Y tributing apparatus. 7 y Y Inaccordance with the matrix entrances advancethe matrices on -the distributing "which are in duplicate, the distributing bars 17 and 18,- Fig'.j3,;and-the screws which.

In order, however',. to enable the matrices which were first mixed up in the line, to.;be: brought on to the two bars 17 and;18,- it i's '3 moved laterally apart.

-neces saryto provide a separate sorting de- .""vice which, effects the separation of the'two which. raised by the second elevator arm,

* 1ie'Xt to the line, and on which bar the matricos are pushed over, tothe distributing apparatus where they are driven in by the driying device 22- into; the sorting appara-. tus'. The dri ing apparatus is provided 2 with three drivers 23, 24;, (Figs ll. and 12) but only the central driver 23 drives the matrices from the bar 21. The sorting device chiefly comprises, as will be seen from Figs. 9 and'lO, a box arranged between the wza -saidbar 21 raised by the second elevator.

and the screwswhich advance the matrices,

a'sclearly shown in Fig. 7, .at the beginning ofwhichis arranged a triangular blade .26 with the pointdirected toward the arriving kmatrixline. The point of the said blade engages witht-he groove 19 of the matrices, andowing to the different positions of the said recess, drives the two kinds of matrices, some to the right.v and some to the left, namely the matrices are pushed to the side to such an extentthat theangula'r recesses 20 of the'matrices engage with the two needles 27 andf'ZS, so that the separation of the'two kinds isflelfected. As the-driving i said sorting movement to a very considerablejextentthe two outer drivers fli and of. the. same, are mounted on springs, so that 3 ,they, should yield on striking said sorting boxg After having executed the sorting movemenhthe driver is again moved back 24 and '25 come out off ach ofthe matrices pushed into the sorting" box, whereupon the two needles are jntit the. drivers are secured to the, guide-pieces 29 and 30 I movably mountedon the bracket 31 segcu'red to the'frame. The guide pieces are provided at the sides facing each other, with t'eeth, ,and between them is mounted a I toothed wheel 32 engagingwith the two sets of: teeth, in'such: a manner that the rotation of the said. toothed wheel drives uides, and with them the two'n eedles, apart Qthe lateral direction. The driving of the aid t0otli'ed. wheel 32 can be effected, as hown; for instance in Figs. 7 and 8,,- by

n.- t he. same, spindle andv of 'a tooth" rack 34, h1ch'can be driven fromthe power shaft the drawing.

a recess 19 which.

deviceiQQQmust advance forward during the rices.

To that end, they.

the two port-ions cans of a second toothed wheel 33 mounted of the machine in a manner not shown in After the two needles have been moved apart, the driving} device executes a second movement and forces then ith its two drivers 24 and 25 thematrices .on both the distributing bars 17 and 18. As

proposed in connection with known-c011 structions, the matrices must be lifted singly to the distributing bars. This can be effected according to this invention in exactly the: same way as in former constructions-2". e. by means of the lifting lever. 35. w Figs. 15-19 show another means for sort, ing the matrices. According to this means the matrices are rovided with recesses 50! i (see Figs. 18 an 19) below .t-he'recesses;

'20 by means of which the matrices engagewith the bars receiving them. In one km of matrices the tworecesses are on the face of the type and in the second {on the back. For the purpose of sorting, the matrices are pushed into a box consi ting of two parts 51 and 52 which-are opened laterally in any suitable way for instance as. shown in Figs. 11 and 12. Each of these parts is provided with a projection orsorting bar sap-m vided with asharpened portion or point 54 facing the pushing-in point. The width of the box between each lateral wall and the front edge of the projection 53 corresponds, in the closed positionyof the box, to the widthof one matrix. On the matrices-be ing pushed into the box, the oblique or cam portions 5 1 or the projection 53, engage with the grooves 50' of the matrices and push those matrices which have no groove on that side, to the other side. The two kinds of matrices are thus pushed laterally apart to the extent corresponding to the height-of the projection 53. In being further pushed into the box, the sorted kinds of matrices engage withtheir recess 20 with the receiving bars 27, 28, this being now possible, owing to the lateral movement of the mat- Itis, however, also possible to leave out the bottom recesses 50 on the matrices Y and to push them apart by means of the upper grooves 20. This construction. 1S

shown in Figs. 2022. The receiving bars 27, 28are provided in this case in the beginning with outward oblique portions" or bevels til-the front beading being omitted-the said oblique portions taking the place of the sharpened portions 54 of the preceding construction.

As the grooves 20 12 0 of the two kinds of matrices are arrangedion different sides, the pushing apart and therefore the sorting of' the matrices 'will'ta'keplace on the matricesbeing pushed into the, box, owing to the engagement of the bar 125 61 with the said grooves"; "The sorting of the matrices'is completed as soon asthe matrices have reachedthe portion of the. receiving bars 2728' provided with a. heading. They are then at once pnshedon '130 the said bars and after that has been done,

the pulling apart of thetwo portions'of the box can be effected in the ordinary. manner,

. for instance as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The

matrices are thereupon pushed on the sorting bars 17 and 18 and distributed in the well known manner.

. ment is simultaneously brought about. The

lever would be operated in that case by means of a separate lever 38 which could engage with it by means of a feather and groove, that is to say, movable in the lateral direction, but not rotatable relatively to each other. In order to control the end positions, separate set screws 39 arranged onathe said lever 38 could be provided for the""lever,in question. Instead of making the hubgof the helical shape as illustrated in Fig. 23, also as another feature a roller 40 could be placed at a slightly higher point of the lever 38 and would slide,.a s shown in Figs. 25 and 26, on a curved 'rim 41 secured to the machine frame, so that the lever would be shifted in thatway'. In this con struction the drivingcould also beeffected in the-same manner.

. The working ofthe machine is elfected'in the usual mannerby thev compositor. -.Ac-

' cording to the magazine from which the matrices areto" be taken, the switch. lever 11 is brought into one or the other osition. It must be pointed out that the matrices used could be either single lettermatrices,

ed that the two magazines wouldcontain ordinary type, and display face, but the matrices of each. font could also contain two ormore kinds of type, and the two magazines could be arranged, for instance, for

different type bodies, or one for Gothic type and the second for antique type Orinv -"lany other. desired manner. I

After the line has been set and cast, it

first taken in the well known manner by the elevator and brought to the distributing point. The elevator arm," as already described, then executes a movement to the ritght, in order to bring. the matricesin front 0 then first separated from each other by one of the three'methods described, and then pushed on the needles by means of the angleshaped recess '20 with which they are provided. The driving device then executes-a. return movement, the needles" are movedapart by means of the toothed wheel 32, and

the sorting device. The matrices are machine in: combination ays several? fonts. of matrices, --the. 1natr1ces{;jof

the matrices are pushed, by .a further'movement of the driving device onto the distributing bars, namely each. kind on the corresponding bar, so that the matrices again get backinto the corresponding magazine.

In the same way as in the construction shown in the drawings, where two magazines -are connected together, three 'or. more magazinescould be arranged together. The

construction as regards details would 'then be a corresponding one.

ascertained the nature of my invention and in. what manner the same is to be performed what I desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a matrix setting and line casting machine in combination several magazines arranged one above the other an escapement .for each magazine, a horizontal'pivot arranged near to the upper magazine ends about which the magazines commonly swing, a single keyboard releasin mechanism for all magazines, distributing bars one for each magazine the, magazines being mounted to swing in such a manner, that in the difi'er-.

Having thus particularly described and ent positions one .of the escapement-sets'engage with the keyboard releasing mechanism, while the upper magazine endsare constantly capable of receiving the matrices 2. In a matrix setting and line casting machine in combination several magazines, several fonts of matrices, the matrices of each font-being arranged in a separate mag:

azine and being provided with recesses .a-

sortin mechanism dividin thematrix line into different fonts and a .dis'tributin mach anism consisting of receiving need es one for each font of, matrices engaging with the falling from the distributing bars relatively.

matrix recesses and distributing barsone for each font of matrices, said sorting mechanism separating the matrices soithat the recesses of the matrices are enabled to engage.

with the receiving needles bringing them onto the distributing bars.

3. In amatrix setting-and linei'casting machine "in combination severalmagazfines several fonts of matrices, the matricesibf each font beingmranged in a separatefniag azine and beingprovided with recesses, a

sorting mechanism dividin the matrix line into dlfie'rent fonts and a dlst'ributin mechanism consisting of receiving nee es one for each font of matrices engaging with the matrix recesses and distributing bars'one' for each font of matrices, said sorting mech j anism pushing thedilferent fonts of mat-i. rices sideward from each-other to such an extent that the recesses of the matrices-arc enabled to engage wit h the receiv." n". 1 bringing them} onto the distributing .4. In a matrix setting and line-casting magazines;

each font being arranged in a separate mag azine and beingprovided with recesses, a sortingmechanism dividing the matrix line into diiferentfonts and a distributing mechanism consistingof' receiving need es one for each font of matrices engaging with the matrix recesses and distributing barsone for each font of matrices, said sorting mechanism consisting of a switch like device separating the matrices so that the recesses of the matrices are enabled to engage with the receiving needles bringing distributing bars.

5. In a matrix setting and line casting machine in combination several magazines,

several fonts of matrices the matrices of each font being arranged in a separate magazine ,and being provided with recesses, a sorting mechanism dividing the matrix line into different fonts and a distributing mechanism receiving needles'one for eachfont of matrices engaging with the matrix recesses and distributing bars one for eachfont of matrices, said sorting mechanism containing a triangular blade with a point directed forward to the incoming matrix line separating the matrices so that the recesses of the matrices are enabled to engage with the receiving needles bringing them onto the distributing bars. I

6. In a matrix setting and line casting machine in combination several magazines, several fonts of matrices, the matrices 'of each font being arranged in a separate magazine and being provided with two sets of recesses, a sorting mechanism dividing the matrix line into different fonts and a distributing mechanism receiving needles one for each font of matrices engaging with the matrix recesses and distributing bars one for each font of matrices, said sorting mechan sm containing a triangular blade with a point directed forward to the incoming matrix line and engaging with recesses of the matrices arranged at different points and thereby separating the matrices. 1

7. In a matrix setting and line casting machinein combination several magazines,

several fonts of matrices, the matrices of each font being arranged in a separate mag-- sets of azine and being provided with two recesses, a sorting mechanism dividing the matrix line into different fonts and a distributing mechanismreceiving needles one for each font of matrices engaging with the matrix recesses and distributing bars one for each font of matrices, said sorting mechanism containing a triangular blade with a point directed forward to the incoming matrix line and engagingwith recesses at the foot of the matrices arranged at different points and thereby separatingv the matrices.

8. In a matrix setting and .line casting machine in combination several magazines, several fonts of matrices, the matrices of each them onto the zine and being provided Wit sorting mechanism dividing the matrix line mto ditterent fonts and a distrlbutmg mech and means for actuating it,

a se arate magareces ses, a

font being arranged in anism containing. receiving needles, one for each font of matrices, means receiving needles apart, a driving device said driver matrices through. the

firstly pushing the p the receiving needles sorting mechanism on and then executing a return mov ent in order to push secondly the matrice from the receiving needles, meantime pulled apart, onto the distributing bars, substantially' as described.

9. In a matrix setting .and line casting machlne in combination several magazines, severalv fonts'of matrices,-the matrices of each font being arranged in a-separate magazine and being provided with recesses, a sorting mechanism dividing the matrix line into different fonts and a distributing mechanism containing receiving needles, one for each font of matrices, means for pulling the receiving needles apart, a driving device consisting of three drivers arranged side by side and means for actuating said drivers in such a manner that'the middle driver pushes the matrices onto the receiving needles, while the/ two outermost of them push the matrices from the receiving needles onto thedistributing bars, substantially- 10. In a matrix setting and line casting .machine in combination several magazines,

11. In a matrix setting and line casting machine in combination several magazinesf several fonts. ofmatrices, the matrices 0 each font being arranged in a separate magwith recesses, a

azine and being provided the matr x line sorting mechanism dividin into different fonts and a distributing mechanism containing receiving needles, one for each font of matrices, an elevator arm lifting the matrices outof the cast line and bringing them in front of the sorting device nd means for giving the elevatorarm a winging as Well as a lateral movement.

12. In a matrix setting and line casting machine in combination several magazines, several fonts of matrices, the matrices of 'eachfont being arranged in a separate mag for pulling'the as described,

azine arid being provided with recesses, a such a manner that it executes a swinging sorting mechanism dividln the matrix line and at the same time a lateral movement. 10

into difierent fonts and a dlstributing mech- In Witness whereof I have hereunder set 1 anism containing receiving needles, one for my hand in presence of two Witnesses.

each font of matrices, and an elevator arm HEINRICH DEGENER. lifting the matrices out of the cast line and Witnesses:

bringing themin front of the sorting device WOLDEMAR HAUPT,

and means for actuating the elevater arm in HENRY HASPER. 

